Possible mediums
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''Possible Mediums'' presents a collection of sixteen speculative design mediums by emerging architects. Each chapter defines an active medium in contemporary architecture through descriptions, drawings, and objects. ''Possible Mediums'' arranges projects according to shared technical and aesthetic traits, creating a vibrant taxonomy of design. Descriptive texts explain(...)
Contemporary Architecture
February 2019
Possible mediums
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''Possible Mediums'' presents a collection of sixteen speculative design mediums by emerging architects. Each chapter defines an active medium in contemporary architecture through descriptions, drawings, and objects. ''Possible Mediums'' arranges projects according to shared technical and aesthetic traits, creating a vibrant taxonomy of design. Descriptive texts explain the working principles behind each medium and introduce design concepts intended to inspire students and professionals alike. Through its many contributors, ''Possible Mediums'' establishes design as a collective endeavor propelled by the open exchange of ideas and techniques. ''Possible Mediums'' is not a systematic theory, a manifesto, or a banal survey; it is a projection of architecture and knowledge to come.
Contemporary Architecture
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"Against the grain" features the work of three studios of the Louis I. Kahn Visiting Assistant Professors at Yale. Marcelo Spina and Georgina Huljich in "Brutal beauty: piles, monoliths and the incongruous whole" explored ways to make mute icons through monolithic form so that the buildings were foreign to their context and difficult to read formally for a film center in(...)
Against the grain: Louis I. Kahn visiting assistant professorship
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"Against the grain" features the work of three studios of the Louis I. Kahn Visiting Assistant Professors at Yale. Marcelo Spina and Georgina Huljich in "Brutal beauty: piles, monoliths and the incongruous whole" explored ways to make mute icons through monolithic form so that the buildings were foreign to their context and difficult to read formally for a film center in Los Angeles. Dan Wood in "Boulevard Triumphant: ecological infrastructure, architecture, modernization, and the image of the city" a studio for a civic center in Gabon that challenged the architectural language in Africa beyond the clichés and nostalgia to create an architecture that embodied a new ambition. Lisa Gray and Alan Organschi in "Timber innovation district: new timber technologies and contemporary high performance wood architecture" researched wood as a material for larger-scale projects for a site on New Haven’s working waterfront, with projects ranging from bridges to manufacturing facilities and multi-family housing. Edited by Jackie Kow and Nina Rappaport the book is designed by MGMT.design and is distributed by Actar D.
Contemporary Architecture
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Découvrez Montréal et ses secrets à travers l’oeil du photographe Bruno Ricca et les mots de la poète Jeanne Painchaud. Au fil des pages, des haïkus animeront les images et le rythme de la vie de cette ville magnifique. Une visite qui vous fera voir cette métropole sous un nouveau jour.
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Découvrez Montréal et ses secrets à travers l’oeil du photographe Bruno Ricca et les mots de la poète Jeanne Painchaud. Au fil des pages, des haïkus animeront les images et le rythme de la vie de cette ville magnifique. Une visite qui vous fera voir cette métropole sous un nouveau jour.
Architecture de Montréal
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Nonetheless, it presents ambiguities that offer a highly productive departure point for analysis of the cultural shifts in our post-digital society. Digital technology is embedded in our personal relationships, in labor conditions and in aesthetic practices. What does this fact mean for the “authentic”? This book gathers various thinkers who explore the meaning of(...)
Authenticity? observations and artistic strategies in the post-digital age
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Nonetheless, it presents ambiguities that offer a highly productive departure point for analysis of the cultural shifts in our post-digital society. Digital technology is embedded in our personal relationships, in labor conditions and in aesthetic practices. What does this fact mean for the “authentic”? This book gathers various thinkers who explore the meaning of authenticity today—not just in terms of art and art-making, but in every single nook of contemporary life, from the intimate to the public. The contributors are Erika Balsom, Franco “Bifo” Berardi, Mat Dryhurst, Jazmina Figueroa, Holly Herndon, Rob Horning, David Joselit, Oliver Laric, Timotheus Vermeulen, Beny Wagner and McKenzie Wark.
Digital Architecture
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The 19th-century German architect and artist, Karl Friedrich Schinkel, was among the great personalities in the world of architecture. Classicism and Romanticism moved towards Modern Architecture in his buildings; his ''Collection of Architectural Designs'' led the way to our contemporary understanding of the work of the architect; and as a state master building he shaped(...)
Karl Friedrich Schinkel: a meander through his life and work
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The 19th-century German architect and artist, Karl Friedrich Schinkel, was among the great personalities in the world of architecture. Classicism and Romanticism moved towards Modern Architecture in his buildings; his ''Collection of Architectural Designs'' led the way to our contemporary understanding of the work of the architect; and as a state master building he shaped the architectural culture of his time. A universal scholar and versatile artist, Schinkel led an intensive, if not boundless exchange with the society and the developments of the 19th century. The portrayal by one of the most renowned art and architectural historians of our time displays in richly illustrated thematic chapters the dialogue between Schinkel as a person, his oeuvre and his cultural world.
Architecture Monographs
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Werner Blaser is among the most respected architectural critics of recent decades, who has interacted with virtually all of the major architects, including Mies, Foster, Piano, and Calatrava. In Synthesis, he tells the story of his encounters with architects and architecture. In addition, he is also the creator of collages that make apparent aesthetic connections between(...)
Synthesis: texts and collages
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Werner Blaser is among the most respected architectural critics of recent decades, who has interacted with virtually all of the major architects, including Mies, Foster, Piano, and Calatrava. In Synthesis, he tells the story of his encounters with architects and architecture. In addition, he is also the creator of collages that make apparent aesthetic connections between the East and West, and between traditional and contemporary architecture.
Architectural Theory
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With Design is Invisible, Lucius Burckhardt was one of the first to point out that factors that are invisible can be integrated – they determine the use of objects and should be part of the design. What is the use of the most attractive tramway if it does not operate at night? Burckhardt expands on the meaning of design, in this case by including the timetable, which can(...)
Architectural Theory
April 2017
Design is invisible: planning, education and society
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With Design is Invisible, Lucius Burckhardt was one of the first to point out that factors that are invisible can be integrated – they determine the use of objects and should be part of the design. What is the use of the most attractive tramway if it does not operate at night? Burckhardt expands on the meaning of design, in this case by including the timetable, which can also be optimized. The relevance of these articles dating from between 1965 and 1999 can be appreciated today in the current debate on architecture. Problems arising from social polarization, rural depopulation, and migration can only be resolved on an interdisciplinary basis. The articles, for the first time available in English, finally allow access to key source texts for the purpose of international debate.
Architectural Theory
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Architect Marcel Breuer’s “House in the Museum Garden,” now considered one of the most influential architecture exhibitions of the 20th century, was commissioned by the Museum of Modern Art and built in their garden in 1949. The project featured custom hardware produced by W. C. Vaughan in collaboration with Breuer, which included everything from mahogany door knobs to(...)
Transitional moments: Marcel Breuer, W.C Vaughan & co and the Bauhaus in America
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Architect Marcel Breuer’s “House in the Museum Garden,” now considered one of the most influential architecture exhibitions of the 20th century, was commissioned by the Museum of Modern Art and built in their garden in 1949. The project featured custom hardware produced by W. C. Vaughan in collaboration with Breuer, which included everything from mahogany door knobs to cabinet hinges. An essay by historian Robert Wiesenberger, historical black-and-white and color photographs by Ezra Stoller plus shop drawings by Vaughan of the hardware complete this publication.
Architecture Monographs
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When officially announced in 2015 that the Four Seasons Hotel restaurant and bar was closing, one could hear a gasp of disbelief around the world. The bastion of power lunches and the stunning elegance of Philip Johnson's 1959 interiors in Mies van der Rohe's landmark Seagram Building was over, to be disassembled and auctioned off. The only solace is that respected(...)
Philip Johnson, Mies van der Rohe: The Four Seasons restaurant
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When officially announced in 2015 that the Four Seasons Hotel restaurant and bar was closing, one could hear a gasp of disbelief around the world. The bastion of power lunches and the stunning elegance of Philip Johnson's 1959 interiors in Mies van der Rohe's landmark Seagram Building was over, to be disassembled and auctioned off. The only solace is that respected auction house Wright, was chosen to disperse the treasure trove of classic mid-century modern furniture and objects into new and loving hands. This slender catalog creates an invaluable record of all the items that made the restaurant memorable and adored. From custom furniture by Mies and Johnson with Knoll to Hans Wegner's The Chair, tableware designed by L. Garth and Ada Louis Huxtable to Saarinen's tulip tables and chairs, one can see why dining felt so special. Essays by architectural critic Paul Goldberger, food journalist Alan Richman and Vanity Fair editor-in-chief Graydon Carter plus historical photos make for an vital tribute.
Architecture Monographs
L'envers de la chanson
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« J’ai appris les chansons de mon enfance, dit l’auteur, sur les genoux de mes parents et de mes grands-parents. C’est bien plus tard que j’ai découvert l’envers de la chanson...» Sur l’air de « Savez-vous planter les choux ?... » ou « File la laine, file les jours... », André Leblanc suit, à travers de révélatrices photos d’archives, la trace des enfants au travail vers(...)
L'envers de la chanson
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« J’ai appris les chansons de mon enfance, dit l’auteur, sur les genoux de mes parents et de mes grands-parents. C’est bien plus tard que j’ai découvert l’envers de la chanson...» Sur l’air de « Savez-vous planter les choux ?... » ou « File la laine, file les jours... », André Leblanc suit, à travers de révélatrices photos d’archives, la trace des enfants au travail vers la fin du 19e siècle et le début du 20e.
Architecture de Montréal